Savoy named Northeast-10 Baseball Player of the Week

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May 9, 2007 at 12:01 AMMay 9, 2007 at 9:19 AM

WALTHAM - Bentley senior centerfielder Bob Savoy (Norwell/Norwell HS) has been named the Baseball Player of the Week in the Northeast-10 Conference, the second straight week that a Falcon player has been so honored.

Savoy, in a 2-4 week, hit .500 (11-for-22) with seven runs scored, a triple, a homer and eight RBI.

WALTHAM - Bentley senior centerfielder Bob Savoy (Norwell/Norwell HS) has been named the Baseball Player of the Week in the Northeast-10 Conference, the second straight week that a Falcon player has been so honored.

Savoy, in a 2-4 week, hit .500 (11-for-22) with seven runs scored, a triple, a homer and eight RBI. He had a .550 average and an .800 slugging percentage in five conference games, with at least two hits in each contest. Defensively, he tracked down 19 balls without an error.

Against Merrimack, in a 16-10 win, Savoy was three-for-four with five RBI and three runs scored. His first career home run was hit in an 8-6 win at Saint Rose.

Savoy, a starter since the midpoint of the 2005 season, has hit .404 in 16 games since Apr. 21. That hot stretch has seen him score 16 times, drive in ten runs and steal eight bases.

For the season, Savoy is up to .295 (fourth on the team) with three doubles, four triples, a homer and 19 stolen bases. He’s scored 24 times and driven in 19, 10 of which have come with two out. With runners in scoring position, Savoy is hitting a solid .327.

Savoy’s athletic resume at Bentley has also included four years as a reserve walk-on guard on the basketball team (2002-06).

Bentley, 21-28 overall, finished fifth in the Northeast-10 with a 17-13 record and played at Pace University Wednesday in the opening round of the NE-10 playoffs.